MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)

Price Realised GBP 1,750

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GBP 800 - GBP 1,000

Closed: 23 Jul 2015

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Two Bronze Vases with Bird Handles

MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)

Price Realised GBP 1,750

Closed: 23 Jul 2015

Price Realised GBP 1,750

Closed: 23 Jul 2015

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Masterful Exuberance
Meiji Period Works of Art from a Private Collection (Lots 1-51)
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY

Two Bronze Vases with Bird Handles
Meiji period (late 19th century)
Each chiselled and inlaid in high and low relief in silver, copper and gilt with birds among blossoming cherry and ducks among chrysanthemums beside a stream, the necks with stylised butterflies in silver, shakudo and gilt nunomezogan, each with two applied handles in the form of archaic long-tailed birds
Each 34.8cm. high

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Lot Essay

The man behind this collection was an incurable collector who loved art. He was particularly interested in the patina of objects, in multi-coloured bronzes, and in the juxtaposition of media – bronze, enamel and lacquer. He appreciated the details, intricate nature of the decoration and effort required to create each object. His aim was to create a diverse Meiji art collection, of objects created by artisans who were long gone, from a period and country very foreign to his own.